Cotton-picker&#39;s sack



0. L. exPsom. COTTON PlCKERS-SACK. APPLICATION FILED APR'5, I920- 1,365.681-. Patented Jan. 18,1921.

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ticularly pointed out in the claims UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DEE L. GIPSON, OERIDGELY, TENNESSEE.

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Application filed April 5,

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DEE L. GirsoN, a citizen of the .United States, residing at Ridgely, in the county of Lake and State oi Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cotton-Pickers Sacks, of which the following is a specification.

The objects of this invention are crease the durability of a cotton sack and to facilitate the discharge 0 sack.

Persons engaged in picking cotton from the plants use a large sack which is supported from one shoulder and drags upon the ground as the laborer progresses along the row of plants. Obviously the dragging of the sack upon the rough ground will wear away the same so that it becomes useless or is a source of constant expense for patching and mending. One object of my inventlon, therefore, is to rovide means whereby the wearing away 0 the sack by dragging upon the ground will be counteracted so that the sack may be used for several seasons. Conn etent cotton pickers will pick from seventyve to one hundred pounds of cotton as a sack load and the discharge of such a load is frequently laborious and time-consuming. Another object of my invention, therefore, is to provide a sack of such construction that the removal of its contents will be fa" cilitated without decreasing the capacity of the sack. These objects are attained in such a device as is illustrated in the accompanying drawings and the invention resides in certain novel features which will be parfollowto in ickers a filled ing a detailed description.

In the drawings" Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating a sack as in use;

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof with parts broken away and other parts in section;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the protecting apron or runner; i

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail longitudinal section through the lower or rear end of the sack; i

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail transverse section of the same;

Fig. 6 is a bottom plan view of the sack.

The sack 1 is constructed of stout canvas or similar material and is usually formed of two plies having their longitudinal edges Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 18, 1921.

1920. Serial No. 371,506.

joined bystitching 2, as indicated in Fig. 5. At the mouth of the sack, one ply of ma terial is extended beyond the other ply and the edges of this extended portion 3 are doubled on themselves so as to provide reinforeements 4 while the transverse edge of the upper ply is likewise doubled upon itself toprovide a reinforcement 5. A shoulder strap or loop 6 is secured at its ends to the extension 3 of the back or under ply of the sack so that it may be passed over the shoulder of the user, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. Atrthe bottom of the sack, the upper and lower plies are separated at their transverse edges and the end of the under ply is extended to form a flap 7. The flap is provided at its free edge with a plurality of buckles 9 adapted to be engaged in rings or keepers 10 secured upon the upper side of the sack, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4, and buttons 11 may be secured upon the sack adja cent its rear or bottom end to engage in but tonholes 12 provided in. the flap so that the flap will be held close to the bottom or rear end of the sack and thereby effectually cover the entire area thereof. In the under ply of the sack, I provide a plurality of buttonholes 13 which are preferably arranged so as to extend along the side edges of the sack and also across the sack at the center and adjacent each end edge'ther eof. An. apron 14 is provided of substantially the same width as the under ply of the sack and approximately of the same length as the sack. This apron has secured upon one face a plurality of buttons 15 which correspond in number and position to the buttonholes 13 in the under side of the sack so that by engaging the buttons in said buttonholes the apron will be secured to the under side of the sack and will present a smooth surface to run upon the ground. The ends of the apron may be hemmed, as indicated at 16, so as to prevent ravelingand thereby prolong the life of the apron. It is to be understood that the buttonholes and buttons shown are illustrative only and I may employ any form of detachable fastening.

he construction and arrangement of the parts having been thus set forth, it is thought the use and advantages of my improvements will be readily understood and appreciated. The sack is supported upon the shoulder of the user in the usual manner, as indicated in Fig. 1, and the apron 14 rests upon the ground and forms a runner or shoe which will protect the body of the sack from the wear incident to being dragged over the surface of the field. It will be readily noted that the apron is removably attached to the sack so that when one end of the apron has been worn through, the apron may be removed and reversed so that the wear will then be received by the good end thereof. When both ends of the apron have been worn through, the apron may be removed and a new apron applied so that no wear will be placed upon the sack.

When vthe filled sack is to be relieved of its load, the flap 7 may be disengaged by releasing the buckles at the free edge thereof and then disengaging the buttons 11 so that the flap will be extended beyond the open rear or bottom end of the sack. The discharge of the contents of the sack will then be obviously facilitated inasmuch as by lifting the sack at its center the cotton contained therein may flow out through its mouth as well as through the bottom so that the discharge may be effected in at least half the time now required and with less labor. The flap may be utilized as a handle to lift the bottom of the sack so that any cotton that may be retained therein may be jolted or jostled out through the in\"erted mouth thereof as will be readily understood.

My improvements do not add any per ceptible weight to the sack so that the work of dragging the sa ck does not put any additional strain upon the laborer. The cost of applying the improvements to a sack is slight and more than offset by the increase in the period of usefulness of the sack.

aving thus described the invention. what claimed as new is:

The combination with a cotton piehers sack, of an, apron covering approximately the entire area of the under wide of the seek. and ii'lterengaging l \tening devices on the apron and the under side of the. sack hou.--:ed between the apron and the sack and disposed equi-distantly along the side edges of the sack and the apron and transveizsely at the ends of the apron and intermediate the ends thereof whereby the apron may be reversed end for end and will be held (.lUH. to the sack through its entire extent and a continuous smooth uninterrilpted surface will be presented to the ground.

In testimony whereof I allix n1ysi; ;nature.

DEE L. (arson. L. .l 

